Michael Franken, Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Iowa, talks about the reasons for his candidacy, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US-China relations, globalization, inflation, Build Back Better, and how to overcome our partisan divide.
Michael Franken—Highest ranking military official to ever run for the US Senate
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